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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Tracing Arab-Islamic inheritance in Madagascar: Study of the Y-chromosome and mitochondrial DNA in the Antemoro
PLoS ONE, Volume 8, No. 11, Article e80932, Year 2013
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Madagascar is located at the crossroads of the Asian and African worlds and is therefore of particular interest for studies on human population migration. Within the large human diversity of the Great Island, we focused our study on a particular ethnic group, the Antemoro. Their culture presents an important Arab-Islamic influence, but the question of an Arab biological inheritance remains unresolved. We analyzed paternal (n=129) and maternal (n=135) lineages of this ethnic group. Although the majority of Antemoro genetic ancestry comes from sub-Saharan African and Southeast Asian gene pools, we observed in their paternal lineages two specific haplogroups (J1 and T1) linked to Middle Eastern origins. This inheritance was restricted to some Antemoro sub-groups. Statistical analyses tended to confirm significant Middle Eastern genetic contribution. This study gives a new perspective to the large human genetic diversity in Madagascar. © 2013 Capredon et al.
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Authors & Co-Authors
Capredon, Mélanie
France, Toulouse
Université Toulouse Iii - Paul Sabatier
France, Saint-denis
Université de la Réunion
Canada, Montreal
Chu Sainte-justine - le Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Mère-enfant
Brucato, Nicolas
Netherlands, Nijmegen
Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics
Tonasso, Laure
France, Toulouse
Université Toulouse Iii - Paul Sabatier
Choesmel-Cadamuro, Valérie
France, Toulouse
Université Toulouse Iii - Paul Sabatier
Ricaut, François Xavier
France, Toulouse
Université Toulouse Iii - Paul Sabatier
Razafindrazaka, Harilanto
France, Toulouse
Université Toulouse Iii - Paul Sabatier
Rakotondrabe, Andriamihaja Bakomalala
Madagascar, Antananarivo
Université D'antananarivo
Ratolojanahary, Mamisoa Adelta
Madagascar, Antananarivo
Université D'antananarivo
Randriamarolaza, Louis Paul
Madagascar, Antananarivo
Université D'antananarivo
Champion, Bernard
France, Saint-denis
Université de la Réunion
Dugoujon, Jean Michel H.
France, Toulouse
Université Toulouse Iii - Paul Sabatier
Statistics
Citations: 39
Authors: 11
Affiliations: 5
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1371/journal.pone.0080932
e-ISSN:
19326203
Research Areas
Genetics And Genomics
Maternal And Child Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Locations
Madagascar